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US 2018/0022069 A1Published application
Laminated windshield with defined break path
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsLiliana Alonso Vazquez, Francisco Fernandez, Raul Ezequiel Alvarez Ruiz
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Abstract
A laminated windshield includes an outer glass layer, an inner glass layer and an intermediate plastic layer or interlayer that prevents the windshield from shattering. The laminated windshield also includes a channel or break line engineered to break outward toward the outer glass layer thereby providing an emergency escape path from the interior of a motor vehicle.
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A laminated windshield, comprising:
- an outer glass layer;
- an inner glass layer;
- and
- an intermediate interlayer wherein said outer glass layer and said intermediate interlayer include a break line engineered to break outward toward said outer glass layer.
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A laminated windshield, comprising:
- an outer glass layer;
- an inner glass layer;
- and
- an intermediate interlayer wherein a break line extends at least partially through said outer glass layer, said break line being engineered to break outward toward said outer glass layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.